SETI bioastro: FW: [SALT] What climate does to civilizations TONIGHT,Mar 9 (for forwarding)

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Mar 09 2007 - 07:43:39 PST

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    >From: Stewart Brand <sb_at_gbn.org>
    >Reply-To: services_at_longnow.org
    >To: salt_at_list.longnow.org
    >Subject: [SALT] What climate does to civilizations TONIGHT,Mar 9 (for
    >forwarding)
    >Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 23:06:16 -0800
    >
    >
    >Nobody takes as long a view of human affairs as archaeologists. The
    >longest term problem the world now faces is climate change. Tonight a
    >renowned archaeologist shows what even minor shifts in climate have done to
    >humanity before.
    >
    >"We Are Not the First to Suffer Through Climate Change," Brian Fagan, UCSF
    >Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, 7pm, TONIGHT, March 9. The
    >lecture starts promptly at 7:30pm. Admission is free (a $10 donation is
    >always welcome, not required).
    >
    >Peter Schwartz will introduce Brian Fagan and wrangle your questions. (You
    >can see Schwartz's widely reported new paper on "Impacts of Climate Change"
    ><http://www.gbn.com/climatechange/index.html?aid=39932&msp=null&print=please>here).
    >
    >NOTE: We are at a new and very nifty theater for the SALT series, in San
    >Franciso's emerging biotech complex at Mission Bay. The address of the
    >UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center is 1675 Owens St., San Francisco. Map
    ><http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=1675%20Owens%20St&city=San%20Francisco&state=CA&zipcode=94143%2d5803&country=US&title=%3cb%3e1675%20Owens%20St%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20San%20Francisco%2c%20CA%2094143%2d5803%2c%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=>here.
    >It's just off of 16th St., near 3rd St. The next four talks in the series
    >will be at Mission Bay.
    >
    >This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking
    >organized by The Long Now Foundation. All previous talks are available for
    >download from the final link in this note. If you would like to be
    >notified by email of forthcoming talks, please contact Simone Davalos---
    >simone_at_longnow.org, 415-561-6582--- or go
    ><http://list.longnow.org/mailman/listinfo/SALT>here to sign up online.
    >
    >You are welcome to forward this note to anyone you think might be
    >interested.
    >
    > --Stewart Brand
    >--
    >
    >
    >Stewart Brand -- sb_at_gbn.org
    >The Long Now Foundation - http://www.longnow.org
    >Seminars & downloads: http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/


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